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Showing 33013310 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Cases where short-term prescriptions are not used.

Article 355

…n for recovery of debts authenticated by means of the notice of assessment provided for in Article 345 shall be time-barred pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 274 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-4

…nia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caledonia"; 2° Refe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…iaries, the acquisition or disposal of shareholdings, and the purchase, sale or lease of buildings; 4° It authorises loans and accepts gifts and legacies; 5° It decides on legal actions and settlement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-4

To carry out its duties, the trade union committee meets when convened by its chairman. The chairman is required to convene, within one month, the commission at the request:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-4

…worker's state of health in relation to his exposure to specific chemical agents in the workplace; 4° Biological limit value, the limit of concentration in the appropriate biological medium of the ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Exceptional situations involving work performed in a hyperbaric environment

Article R4461-49

…s certificate, subject to implementing the necessary safety measures as defined in 3° of Article R. 4461-7. He shall record this intervention in the individual hyperbaric logbook of the worker concern…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions concerning local distribution companies for the activities mentioned in articles L. 111-52 and L. 121-5 of the Energy Code

Article D2224-46

…g to the management of the public electricity distribution network mentioned in the article L. 111-84 of the Energy Code, established at the perimeter of their service area. With the agreement of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…express request. [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023] the operation is authorised by the public prosecutor or by the investigati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…ative of the Director General of Healthcare; 3° A representative of the Director General of Health; 4° A representative of the central director of the armed forces health service; 5° Three elected pai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-4

…ent is concluded, the documents filed on the remote-procedure platform mentioned in Article D. 2231-4 under the conditions provided for in that Article and in II of Article D. 2231-2 include : 1° What…

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